Automobile radiator repair and test apparatus



May 14, 1929. Q W, @M555 1,712,874

AUTOMOBILE RADIATOR HEPA-TR AND TEST APPARATUS Filed Aug. 8, 1927 F1-l A 2 Sheets-$hee1b l May 14, 1929. Q W. CROSS 1,712,874

AUTOMOBILE RADIATOR REP-ATR AND TEST APPARATUS Filed Aug. 8, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 REA .EL

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Patented May 14, 1929n Partnr oFFlcE.

GEORGE XV. CRDSS, OF NiLSH'VIlIdQE,

AUTOMOBILE RADIATQR REPAR AND '.llili'l." JElPPAltATUS.

Application. filed .August 8, .193?. Serial No. 211,600.

rllhis invention relates to an improved automobile radiator repair and tess device.

The primary object of this invention is the provision ot a practical type ot automobile u radiator repair and testing apparatus which inay be used in automobile repair shops and the like tor support-innP an automobile radiator thereon, while the saine is beine; rcpaired, and so thatthe radiator may with ease be lowered after the repair operation into an adjacently associated top or tank ot' water, and therein tested.

A further object o'this` invention is the provision ot novel means associated with a tank toll of water for adjuetably associating; a radiator above the tank oit' water so that the saine may be repaired and with facility lowered into the tub oi water tor testina' the saine in a manner well known in the art.

A 'further object ot this invention is the provision oi an automobile radiator repair device inrludino tank adapted to receive rater having a tray associated therewith and supported in a novel manner by exterior nieans which will enable an easy elevation or lowering of the radiator on the tray, with respect to the tub of water.

Other obiects and advantanes oi this invention will be apparent during the course oi the following' detailed description.

ln, the acconnpanyine` drawings, termina1 a part oit this specification. and wherein simi.- lar reference characters designate corre s spondinnf parts throughout the several views,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the irnproved apparatus. i

Figure 2 a plan view of the improved apparatus showingr the same summrtiner a radi ator 'For repair.

Figure 3 is a bottom plan view of the im proved device.

Figure 4- is a transverse sectional view taken substanti ally on the line L /l. ot FieL `ure Q, showing the rack thereof supporting a radiator above a. tank of water.

Figure 5 is a rear end view ot the improved device, showing' parts th ereof in section.

Figure 6 is a cross sectional view similar to `Figure 4i, but with the rack lowered to subnierge the radiator in. a body ol water ior testine. v

Figure 7 is a perspective view otl the radiator supporting rack.

Figure 8 is a front elevation of the iinproved device.

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose lll et illustration is shown only a preferred enibodiinent ot the invention, theA letter A may generally designate the improved device, which niay consist ot a supporting traine B having a tank or tub C supported thereby and having' associated `therewith a radiator supportiiur` tray D adj estably `mounted on the traine li, with'respect to the tank, by means E.

ltetorring to the traine B, the salne preterably consists ot vertical corner supporting legs Q0 having` top side rails 21 and Q2 and iront and rear cross rails .23 and Qtrespectively connected at the` tops of said legs 20. Lower side cross rails and 26 are connected below the rails 2l and 22 respectively, at the inner sides oi? said legs, attached in any approved ]nanner thereto, and cross front and rear braces 28 and 9,9 are also provided, suitably connected between the ends of thelegs 20 and below the top, front and rear rails 23 and 241 respectively, as shown in Figures l and 5 ot the drawings, iora purpose to be niore iully set torth, in supporting the tank C. These horizontal side, iront and rear upper and lower sets ot rails `are rigidly attached to the legs 2O and adapted to hold the trainework together 'for supporting the tank C. lhe lower ends et the 'front corner legs may be connected by means ot a bottoni horizontal floor piece 3l), best shown in Figure l oi. the drawings, which cooperates with the tank supporl'inp,` and adjusting mechanism E to beeubscquently described. y

,I The receptacle or tank C is preferably oipv sheet metal, oi any approved character, although preferably copper, includingl the side and front walls 35, suitably secured together. A, bottom 36 provided integral or otherwise sealed aty the lower edges ot the side and front walls Se, and the top of the receptacle C is open, and the tops of the side and front walls are tlangied outwardly and downwardly in hooksshaped manner as shown at 40 in Figure 4l oit 'the drawings, and hooked in a inorticed relation over the tops ot the front, rear and side rails 21, 22, 23 and 24E, as shown in the i various iigiues i of y the drawings. The tank has compartment therein et a depth necessary to subniierne automobile radiators when supported on the tray D, as shown in llignire G et the drawings.

The tray D is best illustrated in Figure 7 oi" the drawings and includes the side rails l5 and 46, connected at their ends by cross rails 41:7 and Connecting the intermediate portions oi the side bars l5 and i6 substantially midway between the end rails 47 and 48 is a cross railV 50,which forms an end support for drawings. ralls and bars ofthe frame D are termed 1s a'pair of longitudinal ,bars51 and 52 paralleling the side bars and 46 and placed therebetween, as shown in Figure 7 of the The material ot' rwhich the side preferably ot' rectangle cross section stock, with the ends bentv to the form shown and described, or soldered in4 place, The supporting rack D is very strong and entirely Aopen at one side of the cross rail with the support rails 51 and 52 to the opposite sides, to best eoeperate in supporting the radiator of an engine, as conventionally shaped, and

` D, and the portions 57 thereof are spaced from the portions 58 and extend from the upper-side of the plane ot' the rack D to below thereof for a considerable distance, and have inturned right angled ends 62 at the lower ends thereof.

vAs shown in the drawings, the rack D is adapted to be positioned in the compartment of thetank C, with the goose neck guide posts 55 and 56 straddling the opposite side rails 21 and 22 of the frame B, and so positioned that the shorter legs 58 will operate above and within the compartment of the tank C, and with the longer legs 57 slidably mounted in suitable supporting sleeves 65, tixedly mountedv at 66 at the opposite sides of the frame B, as shown in Figure 5 ot Vthe drawings. These guide sleeves 65 are vertically positioned with passageways therethrough so that the side legs or bodies 57 slidably extend entirely therethrough and so that the lower right angled ends 62thereoi' are inturned below the lower rails 25 and 26 of the frame B, as well shown in Figure 3 of the drawings.

As to the means for elevating and lowering the rack D, the same includes a. swingable and pivoted lever 70, shown in Figure 6 of the drawings, as being pivotedvat- 71 to the crank `end 72 of an oscillating steel supporting bracket 78 which at its upper end 1s outturned at 74 l'and bears in suitable eyes 75 detachably supported on the lower rail 29 of the frame B, as shown in Figures 3 and 5 of the drawings. This supporting bracket 73 is preferably of steel rod material, and is doubled upon itself to provide the crank portion 72 well shown in Figure 5, to which the one end of the leve-r is connected. The opposite end ot the lever 70 extends beyond the plane ci the opposite side ot the Atraine B from the side to which the saine is pivoted, and there has a turned end 80, which provides a foot tread.

In cooperation with the Ytoot lever 70 is a novel V-shaped connecting link 9U, best; shown in Figure i ot the drawings, including arms 91 and 92 connected at il?) and there provided with a cross brace tiet and there having a link connection 95 with the :toot lever 70 adjacent the toot tread portion 80 thereof, and entirely remote 'trom the swinging bracket 73 to which the toot lever is pivoted. The opposite ends of the arms 91 and 92 are apertured and pivoted at 95, to the inturned ends 62 et the .slidable rack supporting posts 55 and 56, as illustrated in the various views ot t-he drawings. The arms 91 and 92 are pivoted at 93, intermediate their ends to a cross beam 91 of the traine B. "ith this arrangement ot the toot operating lever 7() placed along the. medial line of the Vtraine B below the bottoni of t-he tank C, about inidway between the side rails 25 and 26, as shown in Figure 3, with its swinging bracket connection, and the link iranie connection 9() with the lower ends ot the posts 55 and 56, the rack D may be operated willi facility notwithstanding that the saine supports an ec- .i

centric weight ot a radiator thereon. ln other words the rack D has an equalized halance and notwithstainling the location ot the. radiator thereon, the foot lever may be op* erated with ease.

Between the front cross rail 28 and the bottom cross piece 30, as shown in Figure 1, there is a substantially vertically disposed toothed rack 100, connected at its upper and lower ends to the rail and cross pieces 28 and 30 respectively, and at one side having notches 101, to receive the tree end ot the toot operating lever 7() therein, as shown in Figure 1 oi the drawings. In lien oi the notches 101 suitable ratchet teeth may be provided on the ack to serve the saine purpose.

As to the general structural arrangement when the foot lever 70 is in the lowerinost notch 101 or below the lowest tooth, it is to be noted that the toot tread portion 80 extends beyond the front of the device A for facile placement oi the operating foot thereon, and in this position the rack D is located in a. plane about Hush with the top of the device A, as shown in Figure l of the drawings. Vhile in this position there is still rooin ior the operator to depress the foot lever 70 still further so that the rack D may be elevated above the top ot the tank, to permit. an operator to insert his fingers between one end of the rack and the side walls of the frame B, to litt up a supporting brace 110, best shown in Figure 7 of the drawings, being ot' U-shape, including side legs 111 pivoted itl at siinilar ends on the side bars i5 and i6 of the rack D to one side ot the plane oit the supporting posts and 5G, the arins il() being suitably connected by a cross support H2, as shown in Figure 7, which is adapted io receive Jthe radiator in restinhsn)J relation thcreagainst. The brace ll() is pivoted With suiiicient *friction agrainst the side bars i5 and 4:6 that it will hold the position into which .it is inoved. The cross brace H2 normally collapses beyond the end 'ail 4i?, With the side arins 111 at the outer sides of the side bars 11:5 and 46, as shown in Figure l, so that the U-sliaped brace 110 may be elevated troni such position to support a radiator in any oi various positions such as shown in the dotted position of Figure li, and so that the operator may inost conveniently Work upon the saine.

The rack D is elevated when the foot lever i0 is supported against the lower tooth oi the lowerniost notch of the toothed rack 100, as shown in Figure l oit the drawings, and in this position the radiator may be supported on the rack l) above the body oi Water in the tank C, as shown in Figure 4, andthe operator inay Work thereon for soldering orperiorining other operations. l/Vhen it is desired to test the radiator' for leaks, the lever 70 is released from the rack 100, and the supportingrack D is lowered. into the body oi' water, as shown in Figure 6, for subinerging' the radiator and testing the saine in a inanner well known to those skilled in the art.

Various changes in the shape, size, and arrangement of parts may be neade to the form oi invention herein shown and described, Without departing;` frein the spirit of the saine or the scope of the claims.

l claim:

l. In a device of the class described a supportingiframe construction including,` a tank having an open top, a radiator carrier, posts associated with the carrier at opposite sides oit the ra1ne,ineans on the frame for guidingsaid posts in a rectilinear line for elevating and lowering the carrier Within said tank, a

ioot operated lever pivoted on said frame, a substantially V-shaped connecting` member connected at one end to the lever reinote from its pivoted end, the connecting link at its opposite endbeine,` connected to the ends of said posts, ineans connecting` said V-shaped ineinber for rocking` inoveinent on said frame be tween its ends, and detent nie-ans associated with the toot lever to hold the saine in various positions at its it'ree end.

2. In a radiator repair and testing unit, a tank, a traine construction snpportiiig` the tank, a radiator carrier vertiea ly movable within the tank, ineans on the traine YIfor guiding` the vertical movement of said carrier in the tank, said means including slidable ineinbers at opposite sides oi the tank, a toot lever, a swinging' traine pivotally supporting the ioot lever at one end below the traine between said last mentioned members, a substantially Vsshaped connecting link including arms connected at similar ends and diverging there trein, the arins at their connecting` ends having' `a pivotal link association on the `foot lever at the end thereolr opposite the pivotal end of the lever, ineans pivoting each oll said arms on the trarne between the ends thereot, said arins at their diverning` ends being; conneeted one to each oit said members of the carrier, and detent nieans associated with the -toot lever to hold the same at its swinging end in a desired relation on the traine for maintaining the carrier in an elevated or lowered relation with respect to the frame.

3. In a device of the class described a traine, a tank supported by the traine, a radiator carrier movable into or out ot the tank, goose neck ineinbers rigid with the carrier straddling; the saine at the top thereof, and including bodies disposed at opposite sides ot the traine, sleeves on the traine guiding said bodies oitl the goose necks, and means eonnect ed With the traine and bodies of the goose necks :tor elevating: and lowering the `@goose necks to nieve said carrier with respect to the tank.

GEORGE W. GROSS, 

